Janet Sternberg
@janetphd.bsky.social
scholar/professor, Portugal/Brasil/USA, media ecologist, linguist, cat lover, a voice on NASA Voyager Golden Record (Português), author of Misbehavior in Cyber Places
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Crisis in Linguistic Inquiry
Crisis in Linguistic Inquiry
www.academia.edu
Chomsky, yet another megalomaniac, was responsible for a revolution, a dictatorship, and a purge in linguistics in the 1960s. You can still read my 1979 article, "Crisis in Linguistic Inquiry," in which I describe Chomsky's ascent in and toxic influence on the field. www.academia.edu/1984315/Cris...
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(Relatedly, I love Lye's 1935 A Colour Box, commissioned by the British General Post Office)
A Colour Box - Len Lye (1935)
YouTube video by optimisticwombatninja08
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November 23, 2025 at 4:53 AM
(Relatedly, I love Lye's 1935 A Colour Box, commissioned by the British General Post Office)
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's that time of year
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I really did not have “Kathy Hochul understands this political moment better than almost anyone else in the Democratic Party” on my bingo card but here we are
Governor Hochul on Elise Stefanik doubling down on her claims that Mamdani is a “jihadist.”
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I really did not have “Kathy Hochul understands this political moment better than almost anyone else in the Democratic Party” on my bingo card but here we are
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1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
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"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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Just watch, Demented Done will get mad again because his buddy is in prison, he will raise the tariffs for Brazilian coffee he lowered just a few days ago as retaliation against President Lula.
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Just watch, Demented Done will get mad again because his buddy is in prison, he will raise the tariffs for Brazilian coffee he lowered just a few days ago as retaliation against President Lula.
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OK so wait. Trump talked to Bolsonaro last night and was planning to meet him “in the very near future”? Sounds to me like he was in on the escape plan. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Says He Plans To Meet With Bolsonaro Before Learning In Real Time That He's Been Arrested
www.huffpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
OK so wait. Trump talked to Bolsonaro last night and was planning to meet him “in the very near future”? Sounds to me like he was in on the escape plan. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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happy Jair Bolsonaro got arrested after failing to cut off his ankle monitor day
"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee
Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from presidential palace
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:53 AM
happy Jair Bolsonaro got arrested after failing to cut off his ankle monitor day
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Celebrating Bolsonaro’s arrest the Brazilian way
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Celebrating Bolsonaro’s arrest the Brazilian way
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The war criminal was arrested. He had tampered with his ankle monitor and was plotting to escape into the chaos of a planned demonstration.
Brazil police take ex-president Jair Bolsonaro into custody on.ft.com/4rh2j2C
Brazil police take ex-president Jair Bolsonaro into custody
Court says Trump ally was planning to take advantage of a demonstration outside his home to escape
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November 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The war criminal was arrested. He had tampered with his ankle monitor and was plotting to escape into the chaos of a planned demonstration.
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🇧🇷 Manifestantes comemoram prisão de Jair Bolsonaro estourando champagne em frente à Superintendência da Polícia Federal, onde está preso o ex-presidente.
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🇧🇷 Manifestantes comemoram prisão de Jair Bolsonaro estourando champagne em frente à Superintendência da Polícia Federal, onde está preso o ex-presidente.
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That sound you hear is justice being served. 🎇🎆🎇
🇧🇷 Fogos de artifício atrapalham fala da deputada Bia Kicis, aliada de Jair Bolsonaro, em frente à Superintendência da PF, onde o ex-presidente está preso.
🎥 @metropoles.com
🎥 @metropoles.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
That sound you hear is justice being served. 🎇🎆🎇
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Every liberal democratic voter should see the way the Mamdani and Trump spoke and how Mamdani, never having to compromise his positions, was able to get Trump to agree with him.
Thats what left-wing populism can do and it’s the direction the Democratic Party must go.
Thats what left-wing populism can do and it’s the direction the Democratic Party must go.
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Every liberal democratic voter should see the way the Mamdani and Trump spoke and how Mamdani, never having to compromise his positions, was able to get Trump to agree with him.
Thats what left-wing populism can do and it’s the direction the Democratic Party must go.
Thats what left-wing populism can do and it’s the direction the Democratic Party must go.
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"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee
Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from presidential palace
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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"Trump is a fucking idiot who gets rolled by anyone who's nice to him" theory remains undefeated, putting someone like Mamdani in there is like having Randy Johnson sub in for a 5th grade Little League game
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Trump is a fucking idiot who gets rolled by anyone who's nice to him" theory remains undefeated, putting someone like Mamdani in there is like having Randy Johnson sub in for a 5th grade Little League game
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Mamdani getting Trump to back down & even *compliment* him costs Mamdani absolutely nothing (& indeed actually shows his skills) & probably also saves a lot of vulnerable ppl in this city a trememndous amount of pain if it means Trump is less inclined to act shitty towards us bc of this meeting
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Mamdani getting Trump to back down & even *compliment* him costs Mamdani absolutely nothing (& indeed actually shows his skills) & probably also saves a lot of vulnerable ppl in this city a trememndous amount of pain if it means Trump is less inclined to act shitty towards us bc of this meeting
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Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
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Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
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The jocular, grandfatherly pat! How’s ol Karoline going to spin this one?! 💀
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The jocular, grandfatherly pat! How’s ol Karoline going to spin this one?! 💀
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I really, really strongly encourage you to watch Aaron's clips of the Trump-Mamdani meeting, not just read his recaps.
This is a totally different Trump than we ever normally see. It's wild to see him like this—and Mamdani is the one who brought it out in him. There's a lesson here.
This is a totally different Trump than we ever normally see. It's wild to see him like this—and Mamdani is the one who brought it out in him. There's a lesson here.
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ?
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I really, really strongly encourage you to watch Aaron's clips of the Trump-Mamdani meeting, not just read his recaps.
This is a totally different Trump than we ever normally see. It's wild to see him like this—and Mamdani is the one who brought it out in him. There's a lesson here.
This is a totally different Trump than we ever normally see. It's wild to see him like this—and Mamdani is the one who brought it out in him. There's a lesson here.
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Trump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card
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I agree. And political junkies who watched this will remember it, just like baseball fans will remember this year’s World Series. It’s not often you see a game played this well.
I've seen in-person politics since the time Jimmy Carter charmed Hunter S Thompson. Which really mattered, then.
Nothing matches the way Mamdani made Trump into his little fan-boy today.
Maybe tomorrow, Trump will realize this and go berserk. But for this moment—it's like when I saw Sandy Koufax.
Nothing matches the way Mamdani made Trump into his little fan-boy today.
Maybe tomorrow, Trump will realize this and go berserk. But for this moment—it's like when I saw Sandy Koufax.
Holy shiz Mamdabi turned Trump into a chump on Trump's home field. Skillz.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I agree. And political junkies who watched this will remember it, just like baseball fans will remember this year’s World Series. It’s not often you see a game played this well.
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Is it possible Trump thinks this is actually Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with his head uncovered?
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Is it possible Trump thinks this is actually Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with his head uncovered?
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And his world revolves around being a "star." Mamdani is a star, and trump is a star fucker from way back.
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
And his world revolves around being a "star." Mamdani is a star, and trump is a star fucker from way back.
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Trump is the easiest mark and Mamdani is a very shrewd politician.
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Trump is the easiest mark and Mamdani is a very shrewd politician.